Make me leave the team? My beast girl and I can win easily.

Three months passed in a warm and peaceful atmosphere.

The mining of source crystals at the border was proceeding in an orderly manner, and the slaves of the Thunder Lizards and Blood Bats had long been accustomed to their "working" life.

The Thunder Lizard King discharges electricity precisely on time every day, and the Blood Bat King transports ore precisely on time every day. Occasionally, when they slack off, they are spotted by Lin Duo's Soul Stealing Puppet, and they immediately tremble with fear, doubling their work efficiency.

Life in the villa was even more lively.

The five children are like five little suns, illuminating the whole family every day.

Lin Xue's son, Lin Shuo, is now over three years old.

With short, silver-white hair, she inherited her mother's cool and aloof appearance, but her personality was very much like Lin Yu's.

Quiet and composed, with the occasional faint smile that could melt Lin Ya's heart.

Lin Qi is Lin Qing's daughter. She has long, light green hair and deep, unsettling vertical pupils. From a young age, she has always had an aura that keeps strangers at bay.

But only with Lin Yu would she show that rare, soft smile, rush into his arms and call him "Daddy".

Lin Lan is Lin Shan's daughter. She has golden hair and golden eyes. Even at a young age, she likes to hold a book and "read" it in a very serious manner.

Although she can't read yet, her earnest expression is enough to make anyone smile.

Lin Zhen is Lin Huan's daughter. She has long, light brown hair and is as gentle as a little angel.

Her favorite thing to do was sit on Lin Yu's lap and listen to him tell stories.

No matter what they were talking about, she listened intently, and occasionally asked some innocent questions that made the whole family laugh.

Lin Bei is Lin Duo's daughter. She has orange hair, heterochromatic eyes (one red and one blue), and her personality is like her mother's.

Timid and cowardly, yet full of curiosity.

She loved hiding behind Lin Yu, peeking out half her head to secretly observe the world.

The five children must see Lin Yu every day.

I have to see him when I wake up in the morning, at lunchtime, and before I go to bed at night.

If Lin Yu went out on errands and came back late, the five children would sit in a row at the door, waiting expectantly.

That scene would soften anyone's heart.

Lin Yu was naturally soft-hearted as well.

So he spends a lot of time with the children every day.

Sometimes it's telling stories, sometimes it's playing with building blocks, and sometimes it's taking them to the yard to bask in the sun.

Taotie nestled in his arms, watching the children run around, and sighed, "Master, you used to be the captain, now you're a babysitter."

Lin Yu ruffled its fur: "What's wrong, Daddy? You're fine."

Taotie thought for a moment and nodded: "That's true. Much better than I was back then. All I knew how to do back then was eat."

Lin Yu smiled.

That evening, Lin Yu had just finished dinner with the five children and was telling stories to Lin Li and Lin Zhen. Lin Qi was dozing off on his shoulder, Lin Lan was pretending to "read" a book, and Lin Bei was peeking out from behind him.

A peaceful and serene world.

Suddenly, the sound of rapidly flapping wings came from the sky.

An eagle-man scout swooped down and landed in the yard. Without even saluting, he shouted:

"Your Majesty! Urgent military intelligence!"

Lin Yu frowned.

The eagle-man scout was deathly pale, his voice trembling:

"The Golden Dragon Clan, the Black Dragon Clan, the Green Dragon Clan, the Behemoth Clan, and the Titan Clan—the five races united, have mobilized an army of 100,000 and are marching towards the human-controlled territory!"

"An army of 100,000, all elites of the tribe, all above level 90!"

"Each of the five clans is led by a clan leader of level 130, accompanied by three elders of level 125!"

The living room fell silent instantly.

The bag of potato chips in Lin Ya's hand fell to the ground.

Lin Duo covered her mouth.

Lin Shan closed the book, her expression grave.

Lin Qing held Lin Yu's arm, her fingers tightening slightly.

Lin Xue came out of the room, looked at Lin Yu, and her eyes were filled with worry.

"Owner……"

Lin Yu gently put the children down from her arms and stood up.

"Go on," he said, looking at the eagle-man scout.

The scout swallowed hard. "The five races' armies have swept through the enemy lines, heading straight for the heart of the human-controlled territory. Their objective is clear—"

It paused.

"This is it. This is where Your Majesty is."

Lin Yu fell silent.

He looked at the children playing in the yard, at the beast girls resting in the living room, and at the sunset outside the window.

Then he laughed.

But there was no warmth in that smile.

There was a chill in the air.

"I was just thinking of spending more time with the children," he said softly. "But instead, they've come and caused trouble."

Lin Hui ran downstairs, her dragon tail taut: "Master, Hui'er will go with you!"

The Taotie jumped out of its den and landed in his arms: "I'm going too. It's been a long time since I've stretched my muscles."

Lin Yu nodded.

He turned around and looked at Lin Xue.

"Xue'er, stay home and take good care of the children. Shanshan and the others just gave birth and are still recovering, so don't let them move around too much."

Lin Xue nodded: "Don't worry, Master."

Lin Yu then looked at Lin Huan, Lin You, Lin Yue, and Lin Su: "I'm leaving the household to you."

The four responded in unison, "Yes, Master."

Lin Yu picked up Taotie and led Lin Hui out of the villa.

"Vera."

A burst of silvery-white light erupted.

A massive warship hovered above the villa.

The ship, a kilometer long, blotted out the sky.

The silver-white armor gleamed coldly in the setting sun, and the main cannon at the bow, with a diameter of over fifty meters, gleamed with a pale golden light.

The sides of the ship are lined with dense arrays of secondary guns, each radiating a chilling energy fluctuation.

The stern features four enormous mechanical wings with a wingspan exceeding 500 meters, each flapping slowly and creating gusts of wind.

Throughout the entire border region, everyone looked up at the warship.

General Zhang stood on the city wall, craning his neck until it ached.

"Every time I see this thing, I feel like I'm living in a dream."

The staff officer beside him nodded in deep agreement.

Lin Yu, carrying the Taotie, led Lin Hui into the warship.

The hatch closed.

The warship slowly rose into the air, and then—accelerated.

It disappeared into the clouds in an instant.

The armies of the five races are recklessly destroying a source crystal mine base.

This base is an exploration point on the outskirts of the border, and is guarded by only a small squad of soldiers.

Faced with an elite army of 100,000 level 90 and above, the small garrison did not even have the courage to resist and retreated immediately.

The Golden Dragon warriors swept away the mine entrance with their tails, the Black Dragon warriors melted all the equipment with their corrosive breath, the Green Dragon warriors burned all the surrounding vegetation, the Behemoths trampled the ground to pieces, and the Titans smashed the buildings into ruins with a single punch.

A golden dragon warrior roared to the sky, his voice filled with smugness: "Is this all humans are capable of? Utterly pathetic!"

Another black dragon warrior sneered, "I heard that human named Lin Yu killed the Naga Holy King? I think that's just bragging."

The Green Dragon Clan Chieftain stood on high ground, overlooking the devastated land, a contemptuous smile playing on his lips.

"Keep moving forward. Before nightfall, kill our way to Lin Yu's lair."

Just then—

The sky darkened.

It wasn't the kind of darkness you see at dusk, but rather something was blocking the sun.

Everyone looked up.

A huge warship hovered in mid-air.

The ship's hull, a kilometer long, cast a shadow that enveloped the entire battlefield.

The Golden Dragon Clan Chief's smile froze on his face.

"What...what is this?"

It has lived for over a thousand years and has never seen such a large mechanical creation.

The Black Dragon Clan Chieftain gasped, "Human technology... has it really advanced to this level?"

The Behemoth chieftain scratched his head: "Is it edible?"

The Titan chieftain slapped it on the back of the head: "All you do is eat!"

The Green Dragon Clan Chief stared at the warship, a hint of wariness flashing in his vertical pupils.

"Be careful, there's a powerful aura inside."

The five clan leaders exchanged a glance, then simultaneously revealed a strange smile.

There was no fear or surprise in that smile; instead, there was a sense of triumph—the satisfaction of a successful plan.

"They've arrived," the Golden Dragon Clan Chief said in a low voice. "Proceed according to plan."

It raised its hand and gave the command:

"All troops, attack! Surround that warship!"

One hundred thousand troops moved at the same time.

The golden dragons soared into the sky, their golden breath pouring down like a torrential downpour.

The Black Dragon Clan flanked the warship from the flanks, their black, corrosive breath blocking the warship's retreat.

The Green Dragon Clan laid down a thorny array on the ground, with countless vines sprouting from the earth in an attempt to entangle the warship.

The Behemoths roared as they charged, each step shaking the earth.

The Titan giants lifted huge stones and hurled them at the warship.

The attacks came in like a tidal wave, overwhelming everything.

Then--

The warships opened fire.

The fifty-meter-long main cannon at the bow of the ship emitted a dazzling golden sphere of light from its muzzle.

The ball of light grew larger and brighter until it finally transformed into a thick golden beam of light that shot out from the cannon's muzzle!

Wherever the beam of light passed, space was distorted and shattered.

Everything that stood in the way of the beam of light—Golden Dragon Warriors, Black Dragon Warriors, Behemoths, Titans—was pierced through and vaporized before they could even scream.

The beam of light struck the ground in the distance and exploded.

A giant mushroom cloud rose slowly, and shockwaves swept in all directions.

At least three thousand elite troops were wiped out in this single shot.

But it's not over yet.

The secondary gun arrays on both sides of the ship opened fire simultaneously!

Hundreds of secondary cannons, each continuously firing energy projectiles.

The shells rained down on the five tribes' army like a storm, each one killing several enemies.

The warriors of the Golden Dragon Clan were blown to pieces, the warriors of the Black Dragon Clan were burned to a crisp, the warriors of the Green Dragon Clan were torn to pieces, the Behemoths were blasted into mincemeat, and the Titans had their limbs blown off.

The counterattack of the five races' armies struck the energy shields of the warships, but didn't even cause a ripple.

The shield remained completely still.

The five clan leaders' faces turned ashen.

"Elders, lead the elite troops!" roared the Golden Dragon Clan Chief.

Fifteen level 125 elders, each leading the most elite warriors of their respective clans, attacked simultaneously.

They formed a large array of runes, with various colors of light intertwining and converging into a terrifying torrent of energy.

"Forbidden Technique: Five Dragons Annihilate the World!"

Five enormous elemental dragons—gold, black, green, earth yellow, and silver white—emerged from the rune array, charging toward the warship with earth-shattering power!

This strike was enough to destroy a city.

On the warship, the hatch opened.

A young man with black hair, holding a small fur ball, slowly walked out.

Behind him followed a girl with blue hair and golden eyes.

Lin Yu looked down at the five elemental dragons charging towards him, his expression calm.

"Are you hungry?" he asked the glutton in his arms.

Taotie blinked its big, bright eyes: "A little."

"Let's go eat."

Taotie jumped down from his arms.

The moment it hit the ground, it began to expand.

One meter, ten meters, fifty meters, two hundred meters!

When the expansion stopped, what appeared on the battlefield was a behemoth that was two hundred meters tall!

It had a furry, fleshy body, large, bright eyes, and a huge mouth—currently wide open, larger than its entire body.

The Taotie opened its mouth.

A terrifying suction force gushed from its mouth.

The five elemental dragons were drawn by the suction force and involuntarily flew towards its mouth.

The Golden Dragon Clan Chief's expression changed drastically: "Oh no! That's a Taotie! The ancient divine beast Taotie!"

But it was too late.

All five elemental dragons were sucked into the Taotie's mouth.

It closed its mouth and chewed.

His brows furrowed.

"It doesn't taste good. The flavor is too strong."

Then it opened its mouth and spat out the five elemental dragons with a "pui" sound.

However, when they were spat back, those elemental dragons became ten times larger, ten times faster, and ten times more powerful than before.

They roared as they crashed into the elite battle formations of the five tribes.

"boom--!!!"

Five enormous mushroom clouds rose simultaneously.

The shockwave from the explosion swept across the entire battlefield, blasting countless soldiers away, burning them, and tearing them apart.

When the smoke cleared, seven of the fifteen level 125 elders were severely injured by the blast, and the remaining eight were also in a sorry state.

At least two-fifths of the elite soldiers were lost.

The rest were all wounded and demoralized.

The Golden Dragon Clan Chief stood rooted to the spot, his face ashen.

But it didn't panic.

It even laughed.

That smile was full of smugness.

"As expected... as expected of Lin Yu who killed the Naga Saint King." It murmured, "With such strength, given time, he may truly be able to reach the level of 'god'."

The other four clan leaders also laughed.

That smile was so eerie it sent chills down your spine.

Lin Yu looked at them, her brows furrowing slightly.

He vaguely guessed that these old guys had some backup plan.

"What a pity," the Golden Dragon Clan Chief shook his head, a hint of regret in his voice. "You were too confident. You didn't know how to temper your brilliance."

"No matter how much potential one has, it will all be thwarted today."

It raised its hand.

The other four clan leaders raised their hands at the same time.

Five streams of essence blood shot out from their fingertips, intertwining in the air to form an extremely strange rune array.

The rune array emitted a dark red light, and the runes twisted and wriggled like living things.

The rune array expanded rapidly, covering the entire battlefield in the blink of an eye.

The surviving warriors of the five tribes—those who were still alive, wounded, and on the verge of death—suddenly let out a piercing scream.

Their bodies began to melt.

Skin, muscles, bones, internal organs—everything is melting.

It turned into pools of dark red blood and was absorbed by the rune array.

One, ten, one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand...

In just a few seconds, tens of thousands of elite soldiers were all turned into blood.

The rune array absorbed the blood, and its light grew brighter and brighter, becoming increasingly dazzling.

Meanwhile, the Golden Dragon Clan Chief, who was at the very center of the rune array, began to swell.

Its size increased from 100 meters to 150 meters, its scales changed from gold to dark red, and its eyes changed from gold to blood red.

Its aura is rising wildly.

Level 120.

Level 125.

Level 130.

Level 135.

Level 140.

When its aura stabilized, it had transformed into a monster radiating terrifying pressure.

That oppressive aura was more than ten times stronger than that of the Naga Saint King.

Lin Hui's expression changed drastically.

She rushed to Lin Yu's side and cried out urgently:

"Master! This is the Golden Dragon Clan's 'divine art'! By sacrificing a large number of lives, the Golden Dragon Clan's patriarch can be elevated to the level of a demigod for a short period of time!"

Demigod.

A terrifying being who has one foot in the realm of gods.

Lin Yu looked at the enormous creature that radiated a dark red light, her expression remaining calm.

But he could feel that the oppressive aura was indeed very strong.

It was so powerful that even the Taotie frowned slightly.

"Master," Taotie whispered, "this guy... is much stronger than that Holy King from last time."

Lin Yu nodded.

"I know."

He looked at the Golden Dragon Clan Chief and suddenly smiled.

There was no fear or tension in that smile, only a faint... expectation.

"A demigod?" he said softly. "Perfect. Let me see just how powerful a demigod really is."

He turned to look at Lin Hui.

"Hui'er, take Vera and step back."

Lin Hui panicked: "Master!"

Lin Yu ruffled her hair: "Be good."

Lin Hui bit her lip, her eyes reddening.

But she nodded nonetheless and led Vera away to a distance.

The Taotie shrank back to a small fur ball and jumped into Lin Yu's arms.

"Master, I will help you."

Lin Yu looked down at it and smiled.

"it is good."

He raised his head and looked at the demigod.

The Golden Dragon Clan Chief—no, he should now be called a demigod monster—lowered his head and looked at him with his blood-red eyes.

"Lin Yu," its voice became hoarse and deep, with a metallic quality, "you are strong. But today, you will die here."

Lin Yu did not answer.

He simply took the Dominator's Scepter from the spatial ring.

The golden scepter gleamed warmly in the setting sun, and within the gem at its apex, a miniature universe slowly rotated.

He gripped the scepter tightly.

A warm power surged from the scepter into his body, flowing through his limbs and bones.

That thin membrane that he had been unable to break through seemed to loosen slightly at this moment.

He raised his head and looked at the demigod.

"Come."

The demigod monster roared to the sky, the sound waves shaking the earth.

It opened its mouth, and a dark red beam of light shot out, shooting straight at Lin Yu!

The beam of light was as thick as a great river, containing enough power to destroy a city.

Lin Yu did not dodge.

He simply raised the scepter of dominion.

"Divine protection."

A golden light shield unfolded from his body, enveloping him within it.

The dark red beam of light struck the light shield, exploded, and scattered in all directions.

The photomask remained completely still.

The demigod monster was stunned for a moment.

It never expected that its attack, delivered by a demigod, would be blocked by a human at level 119.

"Interesting," it sneered. "But how many hits can you withstand?"

It opened its mouth, and another beam of light appeared.

Then came the third, the fourth, the fifth...

Dark red beams of light poured down like a torrential rain, each one capable of destroying a city.

The golden dome stood firm in the downpour, but its light was gradually dimming.

Lin Yu sensed the changes in the light shield and silently calculated in her mind.

I can hold on for another three minutes.

Three minutes is enough.

He closed his eyes.

The laws of God.

The thin membrane he had been unable to break through began to tremble violently under the stimulation of the battle.

He could sense what lay behind the membrane—another world, a world made of pure laws.

Once he breaks through it, he can step into the realm of the gods.

But it's still a little short.

It's still a little short of power.

He opened his eyes and looked at the Taotie in his arms.

"Taotie"

"Um?"

"I've digested all the food I've saved up. Lend me some strength."

Taotie paused for a moment, then its eyes lit up.

"good!"

It closed its eyes.

Inside the body, the food that had accumulated over three months—tens of thousands of tons of food—began to be digested frantically.

Energy surged forth like a tide, flowing into Lin Yu's body through the contract.

Lin Yu's aura began to rise.

Level 120.

Level 125.

Level 130.

When his aura stabilized at level 130, he opened his eyes.

Still a demigod.

But that was enough to break through that thin film.

He gripped the scepter of dominion tightly, gathering all his power at his fingertips.

Then--

He gently poked at that thin film.

Broken.

The membrane broke.

In that instant, he saw another world.

A world composed of pure laws.

There is no matter, no energy, only laws.

Countless laws, like countless threads, intertwine to form the entire universe.

He reached out and gently touched one of them.

That is—the law of creation.

Creates all things.

To create life.

Create the world.

Create everything.

Golden light exploded from his body.

That light was even more dazzling than the sun.

The demigod monster stopped its attack and stared blankly at the ball of light.

It sensed a presence that made its heart pound.

That was... the aura of God.

"Impossible!" it roared. "How could he possibly break through at this crucial moment?!"

No one answered it.

Only that golden light grew brighter and brighter in the setting sun.